Closure of Iraq charity puts rescued Yazidi sex slaves at risk, director warns
Yazidi-led charity Yazda had been providing aid and mental healthcare since 2014 to Yazidi women and girls who have been raped and enslaved by IS
Charities alarmed as aid spending shifts from poor countries to refugees
Donor countries spent $12.1 billion in 2015 on hosting and processing refugees in rich countries - around double the amount spent in the previous year
Nearly 200 children freed from south India brick kiln in one of biggest rescues
"The rescue teams spotted girls as young as seven and eight carrying bricks on their head. Some of the children were as young as four"
FEATURE-The goat slaughterhouse that drives a Kenyan slum's economy
The growth of the goat market has led to other businesses opening their doors from car wash points to barber shops
Drones help communities map flood risk in Dar es Salaam slums
With almost 70 percent of its inhabitants living in informal settlements, Dar es Salaam is highly vulnerable to flooding
Revamp of South Africa's largest city leaves poor battling for housing
Tensions between Johannesburg's rich and poor are being strained by the government's critical neglect of low income housing, say campaigners
FACTBOX - Why polio is proving so hard to beat
There is no cure for polio, it can only be prevented. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life
Six die in India bakery fire, spurs calls for enforcement of labour laws
Many people in India work in conditions that violate laws enacted decades ago to protect labour rights
New Indian land laws to expedite projects hurt farmers, activists say
A new law in Telangana state shuts the doors on farmers and puts all the power in the hands of the state and wealthy land owners
FEATURE-Syrian child refugees taught to release stress and resist recruitment
Charity offers children "peace education" classes with painting, drama and storytelling, in hope they will be less vulnerable to recruitment by militants